Project Manager

Project Manager - Plymouth, MI

Discover your potential. Pursue your passion. Link Engineering Company (LINK) is a premier designer and manufacturer of precision test equipment, we specialize in developing customized solutions for Automotive, Aviation, Off-Highway, Rail and Civil Engineering industries. We are headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan, and maintain testing laboratories, manufacturing, and support facilities around the globe. Established in 1935, we have been a family-owned company for generations, we treat our customers and employees as if they are part of our family. We set our employees up for success, as they are given constant opportunities to learn and develop new skills. As many of our team members have been with LINK for a generation or more, the LINK team is equipped with a wealth of knowledge, providing decades of hands-on experience and out-of-the box thinking to OEM's and suppliers everywhere.

We are looking for a talented Project Manager who will be responsible for ensuring the effective development and delivery of test equipment and systems to our customers by coordinating the technical, timing, and financial elements of multiple projects while being the primary interface between the customer, internal engineering, and management teams.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain project timelines, milestones, cost estimates, and deliverables.
• Create and administer project plans and schedules in MS Project.
• Communicate directly with customers to align timing plans, share schedule risk information, and escalate critical issues.
• Drive engineering and manufacturing activities through launch, with special focus on critical path tasks, to ensure customer satisfaction and Link objectives are met.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to identify, understand, and mitigate risks to project timing, product cost, quality, and reliability.
• Drive actions as required to meet project goals.
• Follow a project within the scope of work, on time, and on budget.
• Create and maintain project documentation.
• Obtain quotes from riggers, contractors and manage to completion of work (e.g., Mechanical, Rigging, Plumbing, HVAC, Electrical, and Civil work).
• Drive resolution of project concerns related to engineering, performance, cost, timing, manufacturing, supply base etc.
• Interface with the customer, contractors, and the Link team during project installations in the field.
• Quadrants 2-3 of the complexity-volume matrix (relatively higher number of projects, field installations, and increasing complexity).
• Participate in pre-project planning and field scope definition for sales quotation development.
• Ensure work is performed in a safe manner using all available safety equipment.
• All other related duties as assigned.
• Possess mental faculties consistent with performing the minimum requirements of the job.
• Adhere and perform all duties aligned with the core values of the LINK Group organization, Can-Do Attitude, Courage, Commitment, Humility and Accountability.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• High School Diploma.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant project experience in the equipment build and installation industry.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Solid business and financial acumen to keep project within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work well with a team.
• Familiarity with machine installation.
• Knowledge of ERP systems.
• Skilled listening ability to fully understand the scope and issues within a project.
• Strong technical background and working familiarity of electrical, mechanical, and software integration preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to speak verbally, and read in English
• Ability to walk.
• Ability to see with corrective lenses.
• Ability to hear.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
• Ability to bend, stoop, crouch, reach, hand-eye coordination, and manual dexterity.
• Ability to use a computer.
• Ability to travel up to 10% domestically.

Hazards:

• Normal hazards related to working in an office environment.
• Normal hazards related to working in a manufacturing and testing environment.
• Normal hazards related to road and air travel.

LINK is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. VEVRRA Federal Contractor. LINK is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employees to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States. Accessibility for Applicants with Disabilities: If you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability please call View phone number on click.appcast.io. Please provide your contact information and details about the posted position of interest. Only inquiries regarding assistance for those who need accommodation with the online application process due to a disability will be returned.

Note to all Agencies / Direct Placement: LINK has a team of dedicated recruiters who are responsible for all hiring needs. Our practice is to partner and work with our approved vendors only and on an as-needed basis. LINK has identified and finalized our list of preferred vendors and the review process has been closed. We do not accept resumes from recruiting agencies that are not a preferred vendor, have not been authorized or approved by Corporate Recruiting to partner on a position and have not signed LINK's vendor agreement. Any resumes submitted from unapproved vendors will be considered unsolicited, and LINK will not be obligated to pay a referral fee.